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UNITED STATES PATENT EFICE.

SAMUEL W. SOULE AND C. LATHAM SHOLES, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNORSTO G. L. SHOLES.

PAGI'NG-MACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,488, dated September27, 1864; antedatr d March 27, 1864-.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known thatJ we, SAMUEL W. SoULE and G. LATHAM SnoLEs, of the cityand county ot' Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin, have invented newand useful Improvements in Machines for Paging Books; and we herebydeclare the following to be a full and complete description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making them a part ofthese specifications.

Figure 1 is a plan or top view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation; and Fig. 3 is a cross vertical section through the line mFig. 1.

The same letter always refers to the same part in all the gures in thesespecifications.

A is the top of the table, B the legs, and H a hole or opening throughthe table, in which the book is placed when being paged.

C is a frame-work for the support of the machinery, and is made of woodor metal, the sides of which project above the center, forming a grooveor railway, which keeps the plate or carriage d d in its properposition, and along which it moves as the machine is being operated. Theplaten f, attached to the arm g and turning on the point t, is broughtdown by pressing with the foot upon the lever L, which is attached tothe platenarm g by the connecting-rods l and m. The connecting-rod m ismade of iron or brass, in the form of a staple or clevy, working througha slot or mortise in the table, and has a spiral spring, n, attached tothe bottom of it, and also to the Linder side of the table, which raisesthe arm g, and with it the platen, after each impression 1s made.

Attached to the arm g is the arc of a circle, b, in such a manner as toform an eccentric, which in its upward motion, working through a slot inthe slide o, moves the type forward the distance of one figure by meansof a pawl or finger attached to the slide o and acting on the ratchet y,connected with the type. A catch is attached, h, Fig. 2, to theconnecting rod m, which in its upward movement turns the ratchet-wheelw, windin g the inked ribbon z upon one spool and unwinding it from theother, the intermediate part passing over the face of the type, thuspresenting a fresh porv tion ofthe ribbon to the type at eachimpression.

To prevent the ratchet-Wheel from turning backward when the catch hleaves it, as well as to prevent it from turning too far forward, thespring r is attached to the frame C, acting upon the ratchet-wheel w.

The pieces s s are'for the purpose of sustaining the ratchet-wheel 'wand the spools e c in their proper places, and in which they are hungand revolve.

D is an adjustable support for the book to rest upon while being paged,and is suspended by bolts or screws from the points i t'.

The type or figures are secured to a plate in two columns, d d, Fig. l,and arranged in the following order, commencing with the Iigure 1 in onecolumn and running up to 9, using only odd numbers, and commencing withthe y figure 2 in the other column and running up to 8, using only evennumbers, then in the column with odd numbers introducing the figures 01,03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, and so forth, in numerical order, up to 99, andalso introducing after the figure 8 in the even column the figures 00,02, 04,06,08,10, 12, and so forth, up to 98. In this arrangement thcgures 2 and 3 are directly` opposite each other, as also 4 and 5 and 6and 7, and so forth, the ligure 1 projecting beyond any figure in theopposite column. Another plate contains figures arranged in two columnsfrom 1 to 15, more or less, according to the number of pages you desireto print, 15 being sufficient to print 1599, or if these columns beextended to 20 you can print 2099, and so forth.

P P, Fig. 1, is a covering inclosing the type, to the center of which isattached a thin edge or partition, p, lengthwise ot' the frame-work C,which serves the purpose of a gage against which the edges of the leavesare placed for the purpose of keeping them in their proper positionwhile the book is being paged.

Attached to the small plate of gures is a rod, o, Fig. 1, made of asimple rod of iron or brass, for the purpose of moving the smaller setof type, when the larger set has been all used, to the next indeX-gure,forming a new combination.

Rod u, Fig. 1, is constructed of iron or brass and bent in such a mannerthat by turning it it serves to disengage the pawl or finger from theratchet y, Fig. 1, and allows the plate of type d d to be run back afterprinting through the columns, so as to bring the 0() and 01 under theplaten. Spring s, Fig. 2, is attached to the plate or covering C, andenga-ges with the ratchet n, Fig. 1, and as seen also in Fig. 3 of theoriginal drawings, and holds the gures in a stationary position Whilethe book is being paged.

The operation ofthe machine is as follows: The book is placed in theopening H, the back resting uponl the support l), the plate of type d dis run out till the tigure l comes directly under the inked ribbon z andthe first leaf of the book brought ,around the frame U, the edge restingagainst the guide or partition p, when the platenfis brought down bypressing upon the lever L, as already explained, and the impression isgiven. The platen is then raised by the action of the spiral spring n,which moves the type forward, as before eX- plained, when the igures-2and 3 come under the ribbon and two leaves of the book are broughtaround the framework U, their edges adjusted against the gage p, and theimpression given as before. This operation is continued until the eighthand ninth pages are smaller set is then moved till the l in each columnis opposite the 00 and the 01 of the former, which then prints 100 and101, then Working on in the same order until the book is entirely paged.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The introduction of the gurcs 00, 02, 04, 06, 08-01, 03, 05, 07, 09in the columns d d, as represented, for the purpose of forming anewcombination, as set forth.

2. The combination of the long and short columns of figures with thespools e c and ratchet-Wheel o for operating the belt, as set forth.

SAMUEL W. SOULE.

- C. LATHAM SHOLES.

Witnesses:

Gr. E. WEIss, 1t. B. RICE.

